Wall bracket



April 4 1961 E. l..v FEATHERINGHAM 2,978,218

WALL BRACKET Filed June 9, 1959 1N VEN TOR.

WALL BRACKET Earl L. Featheringham, 1505 Byron Ave. SW., Massillon, OhioThis invention relates to supports and more particularly to a wallbracket.

An object of the invention is to provide a wall bracket capable of beingapplied to a wall, ceiling or any other supporting surface easily andwith the distinct advantage of being able to remove the object supportedby the wall bracket with little or no diiculty.

Another object of the invention s to provide auv allpurpose wall bracketwhich includes a base capable of being attached to -a supportingsurface, together with a pair of locking pins engageable by `aconnection spring to hold any xture or other object in a .supportedposition on the surface, regardless of the orientation or angularity ofthe surface. -In other words, the wall bracket may be installed on theceiling, side wall or on any other supporting surface regardless of theorientation of the supporting surface.

@ne of the important features of the invention is found in the ease withwhich any article may be made to clip on and olf of the wall bracket bysimply releasing the connection spring from the pins. Yet, when theconnection spring is engaged with the pins, the supported article ismaintained lirm and in lixed position.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction randoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing |had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a typical embodiment `of theinvention. v

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on Ithe line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspectiveview of a wall' fasteners, forinstance screws 22 and 24 used in con- Patent 2,978,218 A* Patented Api.4, last which may be used with the mounting bracket assembly 14. Thefixture has a fixture base 42 and a cantilevered arm 44 connectedtherewith so that a chain 46 can be suspended therefrom by which to hanga planter or some other object. It is to be explicitly noted thatfixture 40 is purely diagrammatic and that any number of dilierent kindsof articles can be supported by assembly 14.

Regardless of the type of article that is supported, the connectionspring clip 12 must be secured thereto and accordingly, there are twoapertures and 52 provided in flat portion 32 of spring 34. Rivets 54, asshown, pass through apertures 50 and 52 for connecting the spring clipto the rear face of fixture base 42. Other types of fasteners may beused in place of the rivets.

In use 4and operation the wall bracket 10 is secured to the supportingsurface 26 which may be at any angle and may be substantially anysurface capable of supporting the weight of the fixture. Further thebracket 1t) may be mortised in su-rface 26 (Figure 2), crapplieddirectly onto the surface, this being a matter of choice.

. 'Spring clip 12 is flexed by pulling on the curved end port-ion 36 toalign the pair of apertures` 53 and 60 with the locking pins 2S and 30.They will then slip easily thereon. However, due to the slanted part 34ofthe spring clip, the spring .clip will tend to return to its -restposition at which the side Walls or edges of the apertures 5S and 60will bind on the pins 28 yand 30 thereby very securely holding thespring clip 12 on the bracket 10 and also holding any Vfixture that isattached to the spring clip.

To remove the fixture, the end portion 36 is flexed outwardly from themounting bracket 10 thereby again aligning the apertures 56 and 60 withthe pins 28 and 30. In this condition the spring clip 12 tand thefixture connected to it may be easily slid from the pins 28 and 30 ofthe mounting bracket.

Figure 5 shows a modification wherein the mounting bracket :assembly isused wtih a heavier object, for example, a cupboard 70 or cabinet. Insuch a use, the wall bracket 10 is installed as described, and the backVwall of the cupboard has two apertures. through which pins 28 and 30extend. The weight off the cupboard is carried by the pins 28 and 36,and spring clip 12 is secured to the wall of the cupboard in suchposition that Iapertures A58 `and 60 thereof bind against pins 2S and30. `Spring clip 12 locks onto pins 28 and 30, and it Wall bracket10 ismade of a mounting necting the wall bracket to a'supporting surface-26.VA

pair ofparallel spaced pins 28Y and are attached to mounting plate 16and rise from one surface thereof.

. `Connecting spring clip 12 isa leaf spring having a iiat end portion32 and la ,slanted portion`34 connected Vwith the flat nend'portion.y,End portion `3:6 at the terminus of the slantedfportion v34 isVslightly curved inV vprinciples of the invention.

Vequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows: 1. A bracket comprising a pair ofpins for mounting on a support, a xture comprising a base including an'oiiset `marginal portion for abutting engagement with the support overthe pins, said base further having an open- 'in'g therein exposing thepins, andV 4a resilient gripper r,slidably-en'gageable under tension onthe pins for friccross-section `and has arear surface 3S adapted Etoabut v A fixture 40 is 'shown ,in Figure l. This fixture merelydiagrammatically represents numerous types vof `articlesthe frontsurface ofmounting plate vor, Vb'ase16f(Figure 3). 70

tionally gripping same and removably securingthe lixture thereon,said'free end Aportion of said clip `being- 2. A bracket comprising aplate for mounting on a Wall, a plurality of parallel pins on saidplate, a fixture comprising a generally cup-shaped base engageable withthe wall over the plate and having a marginal opening therein exposingthe pins, aud a resilient, apertured gripper clip in the base operablein the opening and engageable with the pins for frictionally grippingsame for mounting the fixture thereon.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS MarcumJuly 23, 1907 Hook Aug. 3, 1915 Hickman Jan. 12, 1926 l'Knight Nov. 8,1932 Boyd Feb. 19, 1957

